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Advertising vs Publicity

PR for Anyone

It’s the age-old question… what is more impactful to a business – advertising or publicity? 1 – publicity is free – advertising you pay for. #2 2 – publicity is someone else telling the world how great you are – advertising is you telling the world how great you are. #3

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Why Publicity?

PR for Anyone

Watch this week’s PR Tip here: Everyone knows what advertising is but why should they consider publicity? With advertising, YOU direct the message and it’s pretty clear that that is the case because you are paying for it. So you have paid media and you have earned media. But why publicity is so valuable?

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PR Secrets For Scoring Great Media Coverage

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One thing that makes for an excellent PR partnership is the organization’s willingness to share raw information that can be translated into media interviews and stories. These can be internal studies, sales information, customer and competitive data, or simple workaday anecdotes.

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Global PR Trends And Practices In An Age Of Uncertainty

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As a sort of “state of the communications field” analysis the CCI Corporate Communication Practices and Trends Study 2017 offered some fascinating insights into the challenges and trends noted by today’s top communicators. It’s not just press releases and media training. Speed Kills.

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A PR Intern’s Guide to Agency Lingo

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Earned media – Interns need to learn this term first, since it’s among the things clients bring on agencies for. As opposed to paying for advertising, PR pros earn media coverage by pitching stories reporters want to write, and readers want to see.

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PR Pitches & Podcasts: 5 Questions To Ask Before You Start

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Podcast producers are generally a scrappy bunch who’ve built an audience gradually through social media and word-of-mouth as opposed to conventional advertising. Before the pitch, it’s a good idea to listen to a few episodes, study the website and all social platforms and find ways to engage.

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Social media is easier than PR

Stuart Bruce

Likewise if I was recruiting a media relations manager as part of my PR team I might consider a former journalist, who I probably wouldn’t consider for a broader PR role. But once recruited I’d still want them to undertake formal continuous professional development and study for professional PR qualifications such as the CIPR diploma.